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Piccadilly (1929)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:9

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A British silent murder mystery about a dancer from China who finds herself caught up in a crooked liaison between a nightclub owner and another dancer. Features a cameo by Charles Laughton in his... A British silent murder mystery about a dancer from China who finds herself caught up in a crooked liaison between a nightclub owner and another dancer. Features a cameo by Charles Laughton in his feature debut. This is E.A. Dupont's original silent, sans post-release recorded dialog. [More]

Starring: Anna May Wong, Gilda Gray, Hannah Jones

Starring: Anna May Wong, Gilda Gray, Hannah Jones

Director: E.A. Dupont

Director: E.A. Dupont

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Mar 1, 2005

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  • Valentine, the owner of the popular Piccadilly Club, finds his lead male attraction, Victor Smiles (Cyril Ritchard), has quit and that the public has judged Victor's female partner as over the hill. Now another dancer must be found and when a customer (Charles Laughton in his first feature film) complains of a dirty dish, Valentine discovers the answer to all his problems - down in the club's kitchen! Transitioning from Hollywood to Europe, Anna May Wong delivers an electric, sexually charged performance as Shosho, the Chinese scullery maid who overnight becomes the toast of London - and the object of sexual desire of all around her. The camera adores Wong, and against Alfred Junge's astonishing set design, her beauty glows in every frame. Piccadilly was the brilliant apex to director E.A. Dupont's trilogy of backstage life (Variete and Moulin Rouge), showcasing the director's signature mix of great acting, amazing imagery and astonishing camera movements. Like Louise Brooks in the 1980s and Josephine Baker in the 1990s, the beautiful, sexual Anna May Wong has taken America by storm. When Piccadilly premiered at the 2003 New York Film Festival, the audience gave a standing ovation and critics rushed to heap superlatives on the Chinese-American actress who died more than forty years ago.
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    07/25/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    One of the overlooked great classic silent films.

    Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    04/28/05
    Dennis Schwartz
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    It’s difficult to imagine a Hollywood production allowing an Asian star to be as commanding as Wong is in Piccadilly.

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    02/24/05
    Ed Gonzalez
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    07/03/04
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    A swinging London club; the breakup of a famous performing couple; a well-known dancer being replaced by one younger and more exotic; a murder. All juicy fodder for plot, and it's a good thing.

    Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
    04/23/04
    Marta Barber
    Marta Barber
    Miami Herald

    [Wong's] role of Shosho, the red-hot dancing star of London's Piccadilly nightclub, shows her at her dramatic and erotic peak.

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    03/25/04
    Michael Wilmington
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    Wong is the kind of gorgeous that burns right through a camera lens, and the kind of mesmerizing that seems without effort or end.

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    03/19/04
    Janice Page
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    [Wong] is not top billed, but her entrance in Piccadilly -- and her general presence -- make her the star.

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    03/08/04
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
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    Wong has acquired a loyal cult following over the years, and Dupont's exquisitely filmed episodes show why.

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    01/22/04
    David Sterritt
    David Sterritt
    Christian Science Monitor

    A wonderfully entertaining last hurrah from England's silent cinema.

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    10/01/03
    Phil Hall
    Phil Hall
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    A visually eloquent and sometimes dazzling backstage melodrama.

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    09/30/03
    J. Hoberman
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